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Chris Hipkins says it\'s not his job, to decide how authorities should be dealing with rising gang tension in \\u014cp\\u014dtiki.
\\nGang members have descended on the eastern Bay of Plenty town following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians President Steven Rota Taiatini last Friday.
\\nSchools have closed and bus services have been cancelled due to safety concerns, and two suspicious house fires have been reported.
\\nThe Prime Minister told Mike Hosking he supports Police to deal with it as they see fit.
\\nHe says the situation in \\u014cp\\u014dtiki is utterly unacceptable, but Police need the backing to do their job independently of politicians.
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